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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On May 9, 2016, who tells Mary Hepburn to go and make peace with the Captain?
(a) Sinka.
(b) Kamikaze.
(c) Selena.
(d) Akiko.

2. Why was James Wait ashamed to take off his shirt?
(a) He had freckles all over his body.
(b) He had scars all over his body.
(c) He had moles all over his body.
(d) He had acne all over his body.

3. What are "ghetto blasters?"
(a) Type of weapon.
(b) Walkie Talkies.
(c) A type of whistle.
(d) Portable radios and tape-players.

4. As far as humanity is concerned, the Bahia is the new __________.
(a) Sir Lancelot.
(b) Noah's Ark.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Titanic.

5. When the Bahia sinks, who has the only beard on the island?
(a) Willard Flemming.
(b) Siegfried von Kleist.
(c) Adolf von Kleist.
(d) Andrew MacIntosh.

6. Who is the Captain addressing when he shouts, "Welcome to 'the Nature Cruise of the Century'!"
(a) Leon Trout.
(b) Mary Hepburn.
(c) Siegfried von Kleist.
(d) Adolf von Kleist.

7. Who could be seen as a virtuous knight as in days of yore in Chapter 38?
(a) Mandarax.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Major Ricardo Cortez.
(d) Adolf von Kleist.

8. Who is the only non-Kanka-bono who can converse with the Kanka-bonos?
(a) Kamikaze.
(b) Mary Hepburn.
(c) Akiko.
(d) Robert Wojciehowitz.

9. Who steers the Bahia during the day in Book 2: Chapter 4?
(a) Mary Hepburn.
(b) Adolf von Kleist.
(c) Siegfried von Kleist.
(d) James Wait.

10. Leon Trout's fellow Marine recommends a young __________ doctor to treat his disease.
(a) Scottish.
(b) Swedish.
(c) Russian.
(d) Irish.

11. Who bathes the Captain every day and shampoos and combs his beard and hair?
(a) Mary Hepburn.
(b) Kamikaze.
(c) Sinka.
(d) Akiko.

12. How many warplanes does Ecuador keep at the Guayaquil International Airport?
(a) 45.
(b) 10.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

13. What island does Mary and the Captain land the Bahia?
(a) Kangaroo Island.
(b) Santa Rosalia.
(c) Melville Island.
(d) Victoria Island.

14. Which of the following author's are not quoted in Chapter 35?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Plato.
(c) Jean De La Fontaine.
(d) Robert Browning.

15. What animal is Mary Hepburn hallucinating to be while suffocating herself?
(a) A chameleon.
(b) A blue-footed booby.
(c) A land tortoise.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important object is missing from the Bahia?

2. Who plans to commit suicide by smashing a bus into something?

3. According to the narrator, how do people comfort those who are sick?

4. According to the narrator, what is one of the top 1000 serious inherited diseases of Homo sapiens?

5. What would have happened to Leon Trout if the Marine Corps found out about Leon's disease?

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